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Trump requests release of Epstein grand jury transcripts amid report of ‘bawdy’ birthday note (www.theguardian.com)

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The president said on Truth Social he had authorized the justice department to seek the public release of the materials, which are under seal, citing “the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein”.

Bondi, who has weathered days of accusations by Trump’s far-right supporters that she had mismanaged and failed to deliver on promises to release previously secret documents about the Epstein case, responded to Trump’s post with a post of her own that vowed to comply with the directive.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uh… no…? The whole point of stochastic terrorism is to incite other people to violent acts. Doesn’t matter if it’s obvious or not. “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?”

It’s immaterial if people not in the in-group recognize it as a call to violence.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, you misunderstand me. Trump has been inciting his brown shirts to do political violence. But if he doesn't handle the Epstein thing correctly, these people (who are already itching to instigate a civil war) might just target him first....